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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Thermal Properties of Matter

A pellet of mass ' \(m\) ' and specific heat capacity 'c' fired from an air gun hits a steel plate with speed ' \(v\) '. During the impact, \(50 \%\) of the pellet's kinetic energy is converted to thermal energy in it. The rise in the temperature of the pellet is

  1. A \(\frac{v^2}{2 c}\)
  2. B \(\frac{v^2}{4 c}\)
  3. C \(\frac{m v^2}{2 c}\)
  4. D \(\frac{m v^2}{4 c}\)
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(C) \(\frac{m v^2}{2 c}\)

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